Past royal commissions
(NST) 1965: Royal Commission on salaries and conditions of service of the public services.
1968: Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate the workings of local authorities in West Malaysia.
1971: Royal Commission on the teaching services.
1988: Royal Commission of Inquiry into the collapse of the upper deck of the Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal in Butterworth.
1989: Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate a fire at Sekolah Agama Rakyat Taufikah al-Halimah in Padang Lumat, Yan, Kedah.
1991: Royal Commission of Inquiry into the fire at the Bright Sparklers factory in Sungai Buloh New Village.
1999: Royal Commission to investigate injuries suffered by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim while in police custody.
2004: Royal Commission on police reforms
2007: Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam video clip.